Andre Onana Gets Support Ahead Of Manchester Derby After Blunder Fatal In The Europa League

Andre Onana received support after the blunder in the Europa League (Instagram/@andreonana24).

Andre Onana became the main actor in conceding Manchester United when he visited Viktori Plzen's headquarters in the Europa League on Friday, December 13, 2024, early morning WIB.

The 28-year-old goalkeeper, which was actually aimed at Matthijs de Ligt, was successfully cut by Pavel Sulc before he passed to Matej Vydra to open the hosts' advantage in the 48th minute.

The goal also put Manchester United in a difficult situation. Luckily, the substitute, Rasmus Hojlund, scored twice to give the Red Devils a 2-1 win.

The error was the second on a row. In the previous match in the Premier League against Nottingham Forest, the Cameroonian goalkeeper appeared helpless in two of the visitors' three goals.

Nottingham' second goal scored by Morgan Gibbs-White should have been easy to secure Onana. The ball headed right at him, but the goalkeeper failed to block it.

Then, Nottingham's third goal also looks confused reading the direction of the ball after poor communication with Red Devils defenders. In the aftermath, Manchester United lost 2-3 in that match.

However, Onana received support, especially from the coach, Ruben Amorim.

"You have to accept it as it is. In the past, he had experienced such a situation. We had to deal with it."

"If you look at the game, we're trying to build up a lot of things, the goalkeeper who did the feedback with Matthijs (De Ligt)."

"This time we lost a bit of balance during the game. When we tried this, we conceded. Goals were difficult for us."

"However, we succeeded (against Viktoria Plzen), unlike against Nottingham. We managed to help Onana. As she did for us," said the Portuguese manager.

Mental Andre Onana has also actually recovered after making mistakes in the last two matches.

You see, he just received the Save of the Month award from the Premier League.

The best rescue moment in question is when Manchester United visit Ipswich Town headquarters on November 24, 2024.

At that time, the Red Devils were ahead 1-0 before the hosts' quick counter-attack in the 40th minute almost resulted in a goal.

Liam Delap fired a hard shot right in front of Andrea Onana, very close. However, the goalkeeper with one hand managed to block the ball, thwarting that very golden opportunity.

Support from team-mates, coach Ruben Amorim, and the award should increase Onana morale ahead of the important Manchester Derby match.

The party full of rivalry between Manchester City vs Manchester United will be presented at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, December 15, 2024, WIB night.